1. The Empalement, magnified. 2. A Flower complete, magnified. 3. The Chives and Pointal, magnified; part of the cup and the petals taken away, to shew the insertion of the Chives into the cup. 4. The Pointal, magnified. This plant is a native of New Holland, and was introduced from thence by the Right Honourable the Marchioness of Rockingham, at the same time with the Bauera rubioides of this work; and from a specimen communicated by her Ladyship in September, 1801, our drawing was taken. It is a hardy green-house plant, continuing in flower from August till December; makes a very bushy handsome shrub, especially when planted in a conservatory. Is easily propagated by cuttings, made in the month of April, and kept on a gentle heat until they are rooted. It thrives most in sandy peat, with a small mixture of sandy loam. [Illustration] PLATE CCCXV. ORCHIS BICORNIS. _Two-horned Orchis._ CLASS XX. ORDER I. _GYNANDRIA DIANDRIA._ Chives on the Pointal. Two Chives. ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER. NECTARIUM corniforme pone florem. HONEY-CUP like a horn behind the flower. See ORCHIS CILIARIS, Pl. XLII. Vol. I. SPECIFIC CHARACTER. Orchis bulbis indivisis; corollis galea bicalcarata; labio quinque-partito. Orchis with undivided bulbs; helmet of the blossom two spurred, lip five-parted. REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 1. A Flower, natural size. 2. The same, magnified, with the front petals cut away to expose the parts of fructification, one of the chives being liberated from its cell. This singular little Orchis was first introduced to us, from the Cape of Good Hope, by Mr. F. Masson, in 1787, but has been lost to our gardens since near that time till last year, when we had the pleasure of seeing it again in the collection of T. Evans, Esq. Stepney; but we much fear, without a fresh supply of roots, it will again soon stand but as a name in our catalogues. It is a very tender and delicate plant; and, like nearly the whole of this natural order, difficult to propagate or preserve in a cultivated state; wherefore we cannot pretend to recommend any particular method. The bulb which flowered at Stepney was planted in sandy peat, and appeared in good health. It flowers in September, loses its leaves soon after flowering, and is extremely fragrant. [Illustration] PLATE CCCXVI. OLEA APETALA. _Petal-less Olive._ CLASS II. ORDER I. _DIANDRIA MONOGYNIA._ Two Chives. One Pointal. GENERIC CHARACTER. CALYX. Perianthium monophyllum, tubulatum, parvum; ore quadridentato, erecto, deciduum. COROLLA monopetala, infundibuliformis; tubus cylindraceus, longitudine calycis; limbus quadripartitus, planus; laciniis subovatis. STAMINA. Filamenta duo, opposita, subulata, brevia. Antheræ erectæ. PISTILLUM. Germen subrotundum. Stylus simplex, brevissimus. Stigma bifidum, crassiusculum; laciniis emarginatis. PERICARPIUM. Drupa subovata, glabra, unilocularis. SEMEN. Nux ovato-oblonga, rugosa.